Sports

Double OT: Athletic trainers working harder in COVID era

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“This year has been busy,” stated Alysa Brown, on her job as athletic trainer for Beaverhead County High School in Dillon.

UMW women split with Providence

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The University of Montana Western women’s basketball team got back to its earlyseason winning ways Saturday, then lost as late as possible on Sunday.

Beavs roll to 6-0

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The Dillon Beavers racked up another pair of dominating victories to improve to 6-0 on the season, including a perfect 4-0 record in Southwestern A Conference action.

Lady Beavs stay unbeaten in league play

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The Dillon Lady Beavers were given a few bye weeks due to COVID rules, but responded last Tuesday at Three Forks with their first action in 17 days, with a 37-24 win over the Class B Wolves.

Dillon wrestlers rattle Stevensville, 54-12

The Dillon wrestling team hosted Whitehall and Butte High JV last Tuesday and traveled to Polson for matches against Stevensville and Polson on Friday. The Beavers blitzed Stevi, 54-12, tied Polson and close close ones in the home matches with a short-handed crew.

Dillon doubles Hamilton in home opener

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Dillon coach Terry Thomas stresses basketball fundamentals in every aspect of the game, from the very first practice of the season right through to the final game of the year. Those basketball basics of aggressive defense and rebounding and limiting turnovers can prove vital on nights when the ball isn’t swishing through the nets at a regular pace. Such was the case in Dillon’s home opener Saturday afternoon in what would eventually result in a 50-24 rout of the Hamilton Broncs.

Lady Bulldogs ride roller coaster

Her team down a point on the road with under ten seconds to play, University of Montana Western forward Brynley Fitzgerald knew just what she had to do to earn her team the victory.

And then she went out and did it.

Coming out of a timeout, Fitzgerald took an inbounds pass just past midcourt, then used her superior athleticism to speed and power her way to the basket—around and over a determined defender—for the basket that secured her Lady Bulldogs a 72-71 victory in a two-day sweep of Rocky Mountain College in Billings earlier this month.

Montana Western Dawgs downed twice in Helena

The University of Montana Western men’s basketball team came from a long way back against Carroll College on Saturday in Helena.

But the Bulldogs’ comeback didn’t make it back quite far enough, as Carroll held on for an 81-73 victory.

Trailing by 16 points at halftime, the Bulldogs got a quick boost, with former BCHS great Tanner Haverfield burying a 3-point shot just 18 seconds into the second half.

A trey by Treyton Paxton four minutes later brought the Dawgs to within a half-dozen points of the Saints.

Beavers roll to 3-0 on the road with wins at Stevi, BC

The Dillon Beavers continued their run through Class A basketball with a decisive defeat of Stevensville and a much needed challenge from Butte Central on Saturday. Dillon improved to 3-0 with the road wins and play their first home game of the season on Saturday against Southwestern A foe Hamilton.

Beaver wrestlers coming on tough

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The Dillon Beavers opened the week with a convincing 42-24 dual match win over Thompson Falls on Friday night in a home match, and then lost a tough 34-36 score to the Butte High JV. Saturday at Frenchtown, Dillon crushed Browning, 48-24, and lost to Libby, 28-30.